"Conservative have lost their damn minds. Liberals have lost their damn minds. If you make up your mind about an issue, before you hear the issue, you are an idiot." Chris Rock. Chris Rock isn't a politician; he is a comedian, but he best sums up my ideology. The primary problem in our culture of politics is the two-party system, which forces one to have to be "political" even if their individual ideologies on an issue are separate from their party's beliefs. It seems with the plethora of issues facing Americans today that just a Democrat/liberal or Republican/conservative ideology is wrong from its oversimplification. I have personally resigned myself to be called a "liberal republican terrorist". I have resigned myself to such a distasteful label so as to denigrate personal attacks on me. This negative labeling arises from our current system of politics perpetuated by both parties. Instead of talking about issues the American public resorts to labels and the more we can convince the voting public of our opponent's "negative" label, the less Americans have to talk about real issues. Since I would rather talk about issues, I will strictly state my views on issues and then what our current political system would label them. I will then explain some of the reasons why I have these views.

            I believe that "all" the world's people have certain unalienable rights. (Conventional Liberal viewpoint) I believe that our current tax system is incorrectly implementing a weak form of socialism and that we need a flat tax system, coupled with a 3% national sales tax, of which there are NO TAX EXCEPTIONS. (Conservative Ideology) I believe in fiscal accountability and believe that it is the federal government's job to balance the budget at any cost. (Conservative) I believe in legislation like Affirmative Action that considers minority rights. (Liberal) I believe abortion is murder. (Conservative) I believe we should ban public prayer in school. (Liberal)  I believe in the death penalty. (Conservative) I believe homosexuals have a constitutional right to marry (Liberal) In regards to National Defense, I agree with Teddy Roosevelt; America should "Walk quietly but carry a big stick." (Hopefully non-partisan) There are numerous other issues, to which I feel a certain affinity; however, in the interest of getting everyone to disagree with at least one point I make, I believe I created a statistical certainty by now.

             Moving through the list of political views listed above, the entire world's populations have certain unalienable rights. I don't believe this can still be debated in a "so-called" civilized country. The reports, where it is widely known, that former US decisions were based upon our simple comfort and not the well being of the world sicken me as an American. This goes back to the dawn of our society with slavery and the treatment of Native Americans, up to our current corporations that exploit cheap labor in third world nations. It is against American values to overthrow democratically elected presidents and insert dictators that benefit our economic interests. And it is wrong to go to war "for oil" (This is a position that is common knowledge and was cited by Professor Tarkanian) Therefore, be it resolved, that if the US government can't treat third world nations with the same treatment it would treat its own population the US government and its corporations need to abandon these nations.        

            Turning elsewhere, our current tax system is unworkable. The tax codes that change yearly perpetuate a feeling that the rich don't pay taxes and the poor don't pay taxes. This creates what Bill O'Reilly claims: "50% of the US population piggybacking on the other 50% of the US states population". I do understand the liberal position that a flat tax doesn't work because a family generating $20,000 a year that must pay $2,000 of needed income for survival is not the same as a family earning $200,000 paying $20,000 when that money isn't needed for survival. I offset this concern with a national sales tax where the $180,000 of income still is put back in the economy with its purchasing power. Again, this system only works WITH NO TAX EXEMPTIONS.